Face-cover.



'MONROE F. DOBIEIN S, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

FACE-COVER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

A li ti fil d November 27, 1906. Serial No. 345,327.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MONROE F. DOBBINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Baltimore, in the State of Maryland, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Face-Covers, of which the following is aspecilication.

This invention relates to a face cover or file especially adapted foruse of bonding and insurance companies, and the objects of the inventionis a face cover which can be handled without danger of so tearing orinutilating the paper that the matter printed or Written thereupon willbecome illegible.

It is the common practice for bonding and insurance companies to makeout what is termed a face cover upon which is printed or partly printedand partly written the data concerning the case to which the coverbelongs, and of securing by means of a paper fastener the applicationfor the bond or for the insurance, and other papers relating the case tothe face cover. The continual handling of these papers results in thetearing or niutilating of the face cover especially in its upperlefthand corner portion which rests against the head of the paperfastener, and which practically forms a backing for the applicationpapers, references and other papers pertaining to the case. I remedythis objectionable feature of the presentform of construction byconstructing the face cover with an integral extension which extensionis folded upon itself and is then folded down upon the back of thesheet, thus producing upon the upper left-hand portion of the cover athree-fold thickness through which the paper fasteners pass.

In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1 is a plan view showing the reverseside of one of the face cover. Fig. 2 is a front face view showing theextension unfolded, in order to show the construction of the foldedpart. Fig. 3 is a view of a portion of a sheet of paper from which theface covers are cut, illustrating the manner of cutting two of such facecovers from one sheet of paper. Fig. f is a section taken through theface cover illustrating a slight modification in construction. Fig. 5 isa sectional view illustrating a slight additional modification.

In these drawings A represents the reverse side of a face cover and thiscover carries an extension A, which extension has one side edge whichforms a continuation of the left-hand side of the face cover, and isjoined to said cover along the upper edge of the left-hand portion ofsaid cover. This extension which is rectangular in outline and issubstantially of about one-half the width of the face cover is foldedupon itself along the line A",

said line extending diagonally across the extension, and the extensionis then folded back upon the rear side of the face cover, the line ofthis last fold being upon the line of the upper edge of the face cover,and is indicated in the drawings by the dotted line A This gives threethickness of papers upon the left-hand portion of the face cover throughwhich is inserted an eyelet or other paper fastener, the fastenerpassing through suitable perforations 0, made with the usual paperpunch. In Fig. 2 I have shown the extension as being unfolded afterhaving been punched for the fastener. In order that there may be nowaste of paper in manufacturing these face covers, I cut two of themfrom each sheet of paper as shown in Fig. 3, the full line Frepresenting the cut, and when the sheet has been separated into twosheets by cutting along the line F, two face covers will be formed andeach will be provided with an extension A ready for folding down.

Gum B, or other suitable adhesive material may be applied to theextensions A as shown in Fig. 3 in order to aid in holding saidextensions in their folded position. In Fig. 4 I have shown across-section taken through a portion of one of the face covers with theextension A folded down upon it, and between the folds of the extensionwhich form a pocket I insert a strip of linen or other fabric to furtherstrengthen and reinforce this portion of the face cover. In Fig. 5 Ihave shown a similar sectional view and illustrated a cheaper form ofreinforcing which consists in applying to the rear face of the extensionwhen folded, down and to the front face of the face cover perforateddisks E, the perforations of the disks alining with the openings orperforations O.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is'.-

1. A face cover of the kind described comprising a rectangular extensioncarried by an upper portion of the cover, said extension being foldedupon itself, and then folded down upon the back of the face cover.

'2. A device of the kind described comprising a face cover, arectangular extension formed integral with said face cover, one side ofsaid extension being a continuation of the left-hand side of the facecover, the said cover being folded diagonally upon itself, and thenfolded down upon the face cover. I

3. A device of the kind described comprising a face cover, an extensioncarried at the upper edge of said face cover, and upon the Iefthandside, said extension being folded diagonally upon itself, and thenfolded back upon the face cover, the said cover and folded extensionbeing perforated and a reinforcing material carried by the extension andface cover.

4. A device of the kind described comprising a face cover, a rectangularextension forming an integral part of said'face cover, said extensionbeing folded on a diagonal line, and on a line with the upper edge ofthe face cover, and pieces of fabric arranged respectively,' between theback of the face cover and one fold of the extension and between thoseportions of the extension which are folded upon themselves.

5. A device of the kind described comprising a face cover, a rectangularextension carried thereby, said ex-' tension being folded upon itself ona diagonal line, and 10 being folded over upon the back of the facecover, the folding of the extension upon itself forming the pocket and apiece of fabric held in said pocket, as and for the purpose set forth.

MONROE F. DOBBINS. Witnesses ALEX. COULTIJR, G. H. TUNIIOLM.

